HB 1025 - APPRECIATION - Hunting License for Injured Military Wildlife Project - 2017

Hunting License for Injured Military Wildlife Project

A BILL for an Act to create and enact chapter 20.1-05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authorization for issuance of special allocation hunting licenses; to amend and reenact sections 20.1-02-04, 20.1-04-07, 20.1-08-04.1, 20.1-08-04.2, and 20.1-08-04.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authorization for issuance of special allocation hunting licenses; and to repeal sections 20.1-08-04.8, 20.1-08-04.12, and 20.1-08-04.13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to authorization for issuance of special allocation hunting licenses.

This Bill: Is a housekeeping bill which is not intended to change the benefit to veterans

Removes section 15 from NDCC 20.1-02-04 which states

15. Issue four any deer licenses and six any white-tailed deer licenses annually to the injured military wildlife project of North Dakota for distribution. A license issued under this subsection is valid during the period of the deer bow season.

Adds Section 1 to NDCC 20.1-05.1-01 which will state

The director shall authorize issuance of the following annual special allocation hunting licenses:

1. Four any deer licenses and six any white-tailed deer licenses per year to the injured military wildlife project of North Dakota for distribution.

FISCAL NOTE $960 (not General fund dollars)

HOUSE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

Declared an emergency
Changed deer licenses to "deer bow season"
Added "if determined appropriate by the director based on sustainability of the species population" to 20.1-05.1-02
Committee recommended DO PASS 13-0-1 HJ 136
PASSED HOUSE, EMERGENCY CLAUSE CARRIED 89-2 HJ186

FISCAL NOTE: $960 (Unchanged)

SENATE AMENDMENTS & ACTIONS

Added Section 2 of SB2228 which failed the Senate
- Allow four spring wild turkey licenses and permits for ND veterans
  - Selected by nonprofit organization which provides outdoor recreation to Veterans
Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 896
Referred back to Committee SJ 916
Affected changes to other sections of NDCC 20.1-05.1-01
- Removed "Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation as one of the Moose license recipients
- Changed from "50% of raffle net proceeds" to "net proceeds"
  - Changed proceeds going to Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to North American Wildlife enforcement memorial museum and educational center
- Removed "North American wild life enforcement memorial museum and educational center as one of the Elk recipients.
  - Changed "50% of net proceeds" to "net proceeds"
  - Added proceeds distributed to Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
Committee recommended DO PASS 7-0-0 SJ 1085
PASSED SENATE 47-0 EMERGENCY CLAUSE CARRIED SJ 1104

FISCAL NOTE $-1,080 (not General fund dollars)

HOUSE REFUSED TO CONCUR HJ 1425

House conference committee appointed: D. Anderson, P orter, Mitskog HJ 1425
Senate conference committee appointed: Roers, Schaible, Oban SJ 1249
Conference Committee Scheduled Hearings
Changes made Section 3:
- Changed from "Individuals" to "Veterans"
- Added verbiage to show intent that the recreation activities are to improve the health and well-being of veterans and reduce suicide among veterans
- Added directive on how license is to be provided to veteran
PASSED HOUSE 84-6 EMERGENCY CLAUSE CARRIED HJ 1644
PASSED SENATE 45-0 EMERGENCY CLAUSE CARRIED SJ 1447